Only 9% of people purchase COBRA insurance after losing their jobs. 100,000 people were laid off this week…91,000 people and their families became uninsured just this week. Of course they could purchase COBRA and spend 84% of their unemployment pay on health insurance. Not a pretty picture. 91,000 people (including their families) became uninsured this week Continue reading 91,000 people (including their families) became uninsured this week

Really looking forward to Chris Anderson’s new book. I think there’s a lot of merit to the freemium model for technology. I know it works on me for things I deem valuable. My subscriptions include eMusic, Flickr, Action Method. Things I would gladly pay for: Tumblr, Google Reader, Google Docs, gMail, gCal, Tripit, Kayak. The Economics of Giving It Away Continue reading The Economics of Giving It Away